Legal Opinion
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. v. Hellenic Lines Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 23, 1984No. 83 Civ. 8560 (RWS)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Two motions are before this court, both of which seek to establish the validity and priority of maritime liens asserted against certain Hellenic Lines Limited (“Hellenic”) vessels and their freights. 1 A number of admiralty in rem proceedings, including several now consolidated before this court, 2 were pending when Hellenic filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. Prior to the filing of Hellenic’s petition, maritime lien claimants had arrested four Hellenic vessels in this jurisdiction, and at…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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